The RAVE Act: What You Need To Know And Why It’s Still a Weight on Our Industry
In the fight against illegal drugs in the United States, one of the most significant measures that was put forward in recent years is the Reducing Americans’ Vulnerability to Ecstasy (RAVE) Act. It is also quite a controversial piece of legislation, as the bill itself did not manage to pass Congress until it was retooled as the Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act of 2003.
Even after the passage, if you can call it that, the RAVE Act has been eliciting strong reactions from both sides of the spectrum until today. In particular, the sentiments against it have been strong and vocal as it is being criticized for its ineffectiveness in the illegal drug campaign, oftentimes touted as one of the causes for the lack of drug safety in today’s electronic music scene.
So what has made the RAVE Act a contentious law? Today, we look more closely at the RAVE Act, its provisions and the controversies surrounding it.
